Startup Resources
Startup resources from our sector-focused investors, in-house founder support team, and network of experts to help you grow your company.
Cap Tables 101: A Guide for First-Time Founders
Learn how cap tables work, how to track dilution, and how to model future funding rounds with Speedinvest's equity guide.
Why PR Still Matters in 2025: Building Credibility in the Age of AI and Shrinking Newsrooms
Discover why strategic PR is more vital than ever for startups in 2025. Learn how credible media coverage boosts visibility, AI trust, and growth despite shrinking tech newsrooms.
How Opal Became the #1 Focus App and a $10M Business With Just 11 People
Discover how Opal, the world’s leading focus and screen time app, grew to $10M ARR with a lean team. Founder Kenneth Schlenker shares insights on attention management, product-market fit, and mission-driven growth backed by Speedinvest.
Latest Articles
The Art of Early-Stage Hiring (and Firing) with Eileen Burbidge, CEO at Fertifa
When building a startup, few decisions matter more than who you hire. People don’t just shape the company, they are the company. Few understand the stakes of early hiring (and firing) more intimately than Eileen Burbidge.
From Academia to Industry: Building cylib’s Vision of a Greener Future with Dr. Lilian Schwich
Discover how Dr. Lilian Schwich and cylib are revolutionizing battery recycling for a sustainable future. Learn about their innovative processes, groundbreaking research, and growth journey, backed by top investors like Porsche Ventures and Bosch Ventures.
From MVP to Global Leader: Scaling CoachHub with Matti Niebelschütz
Discover key insights from Matti Niebelschütz, CEO of CoachHub, on how strategic focus, disciplined execution, and adaptability helped build a global leader in coaching technology.
Why & How Early-Stage Startups Should Start Preparing for IPO Comms Now
Facing an IPO is a daunting task for any founder, regardless of your experience. For a comprehensive guide on IPO communications, we reached out to Katharina Berlet, a seasoned communications expert with extensive experience in guiding companies through the IPO process.
The Benefits of Coaching for Early-Stage Startup Founders
Professional coaching is one of those investments many startup founders view as a ‘nice to have,’ but it’s often not a priority. Dr. Tünde Erdös shares the benefits of professional coaching and why founders should make it a priority.
Communications Strategy for Startups From Our Network of Experts
Nail down the communication strategy for your startup: From how to write a press release and get media coverage to building your brand identity and more.
What Is Crisis Communication? Everything Startups Need To Know
Speedinvest speaks with Michael Hoare about how founders can identify a crisis before it happens, when to notify customers or media about a crisis, when to try and solve a crisis internally, as well as basic steps founders on a budget can follow to prepare for a crisis on their own.
What You Need to Know to Get Press Coverage at Seed Stage in 2024
Looking to get press coverage for your Seed-stage startup? We asked PR pro, Martin Bryant, how to grab the attention of tech journalists.
Where and When To Begin With Branding as an Early-Stage Startup?
Speedinvest speaks with Saskia Ketz about how to build a brand for an early-stage startup, discussing everything from how much time founders should invest in branding and where to begin.
What These 3 Investors Want From A Founding Management Team
Speedinvest's Andreas Schwarzenbrunner speaks with Andrea Helbig, Partner at Atomico, Rebecka Löthman, Director at Inventures, and Katharina Wilhelm, Partner at Index Venture, about what they look for in a startup's founding management team.
Strengths and Challenges for the European Startup Ecosystem: An Interview with NEA
Speedinvest's Andreas Schwarzenbrunner chats with Philip Chopin, Managing Director of NEA, UK, about his thoughts on the strengths and challenges of the European startup ecosystem.
Investment Terminology For Beginners: What Founders Need To Know
Speedinvest's Tara Schoeller-Burke and Nora Frizberg break down the investment terminology founders need to know as the fundraise and prepare to sign term sheets.
Employee Equity | Everything You Need To Know for Your Startup
Speedinvest's Tom Lesche, Nora Frizberg, and Miriam Feyer discuss the benefits of offering employee equity with tips from Ledgy's Joe Brennan and HROS' Lukas Rippitsch.
Qualifying the Right Sales Targets With MEDDIC
Speedinvest's Mitchell Bradley answers "what does MEDDIC stand for?" and explains how you can use this sales methodology and why it's important to incorporate it into your sales strategy.
How To Nail Your Next Interview With a Journalist
Speedinvest chats with Patricia Allen, former Editorial Director at EU Startups, about her top tips for startup founders preparing for media interviews.
Mastering B2B Founder-Led Sales: 3 Simple Steps To Guide You To Success
Speedinvest's Mitchell Bradley offers three simple steps to help founders develop the foundation for their B2B sales strategies and their sales pitch.
Looking Beyond the $1M ARR Mark: A Framework and Benchmarks To Assess Revenue Quality
Speedinvest's Fred Hagenauer discusses annual recurring revenue and shares his framework for assessing the quality of your company's revenue.
How To Nail Your Pitch With the STAR Pitching Principle
Speedinvest's Philip Specht shares how to pitch a business idea to investors using his STAR Pitching Principles so you can nail your next pitch.
2023 Predictions for Founders From Early-Stage Investors
Our Speedinvest investors share their exclusive insights on what tech founders need to know to succeed in deep tech, fintech, health, industrial tech, marketplaces, and SaaS in 2023.
What Founders Need to Know to Survive the Economic Downturn
Speedinvest's Oliver Holle uses his 20-plus years of tech and venture capital experience to share his thoughts on how startups can survive a recession.
What Is Anti-Dilution? What Startup Founders Need to Know
Speedinvest's Alexander Gruber answers "what is anti-dilution?" and the basics surrounding this important concept for startup founders to know.
What is Equity Dilution? What Startup Founders Need to Know
Speedinvest's Alexander Gruber answers "what is equity dilution?" and the basics surrounding this important concept for startup founders to know.
How to Write a Press Release for Tech Startups at Seed Stage
PR professional Tom Lawrence from MVPR shares his tips for how to write a press release for tech startups at Seed stage.
How to Maintain (Not Just Attain) Product-Market Fit
Product-market fit is something we all talk about, very few understand, and even fewer honestly have experience with. We pull back the blinders.
Tackling the Biggest Source of Stress: You
Founders are at particular risk of self-imposed stress. Here are some practical tips for founders to manage self-inflicted stress.
From Term Sheet to Closing: A Founder’s Guide to Ace Your Financing Round
Lukas Slameczka of shares how to ace your financing round by avoiding common mistakes and doing your term sheet due diligence after signing.
Why Your Startup Needs a Community Manager (and How to Use Them)
Moblessing Mudzamiri of our Platform+ team shares why your startup needs a Community Manager and what founders should look for when making this important hire.
Want to Be Recession-Proof? It Starts With Self-Awareness
Our Platform+ team share their tips for recession-proofing your business, along with tangible steps you can take now to make sure you’re prepared.
Your Pitch Deck is Your Tinder Profile
John Butterfield, head of our Platform+ founder support team, breaks down how to make investors swipe right on your pitch deck.
7 Ways Investors & Founders Can Work Together to Steer a Company to Success
Michael Schuster distills his years of experience in supporting founders into his top 7 ways investors and founders can work together to ensure a company's success.
One Way to Build and Lead Your Startup Team to Higher Profits
Non-homogenous teams combined with polite disagreement is the secret sauce to building a statistically more profitable startup.
Germany and France: A Tale of Two Startup Ecosystems
Speedinvest, Paua and Alven compare and contrast the French and German startup ecosystems.
Let's Talk About Stress
Speedinvest and Fraugster take on the anxiety of constant connectivity brought by remote working.
Break Into the US Market: Our US Expansion Guide for Founders
Our US Business Development team presents a guide for founders looking to break into the US market.
3 Reasons You’re not Getting the Quality Candidates you Want
You have a talented core of founders, but now you’re struggling to connect with quality applicants for the extended team you need to achieve your vision. Why?
Building Your First Growth Model
Growth models allow you to predict user behavior and growth, as well as prioritize your product and marketing roadmaps.
Hello? Is It Me You’re Looking For?
Learn the power of knowing your target audience and other things they don’t tell you when you start organizing events.
3 Questions to Answer Before Entering the US Market
Our US Business Development team helps you know when you’ll be ready to enter the US market, how to do it, and what to do once you’re there.
Why Every Startup Founder Should Have a Coach
Athletes often have coaches guiding them on their journey to become better versions of themselves and making them more successful. Who’s your coach?
Introducing Platform+
Our in-house experts work with your team on value-adding operational projects so you can focus on executing your core vision.
Understanding the New Early-Stage Funding Cycle in Europe
The traditional early-stage funding cycle has always been pretty straightforward, but it's changing.
Open-Sourcing the Speedinvest Board Meeting Template
The function of a board meeting is to periodically align the management team and investors on the overall direction of a company. Our agenda template makes it easy.
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